When to Plant Dallas Fern in Hattiesburg, MS

The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

In Hattiesburg you can determine when it's the best time to plant dallas fern by reviewing the USDA zone info.


Planting Calendar for Dallas Fern

Frost tolerance for dallas fern: Not tolerant of frost.
When to plant: After the last frost when the weather gets warmer.

It's probably a bad idea to plant dallas fern until after the last frost when the weather gets warmer because they do not do well in cold weather.

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A good time to plant dallas fern
Possibly ok, but a risky time to plant dallas fern
Probably not a good time to plant dallas fern

The earliest that you can plant dallas fern in Hattiesburg is April. However, you really should wait until May if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant dallas fern and expect a good harvest is probably August. If you wait any later than that and your dallas fern may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your dallas fern indoors.

Last Frost Date

In Hattiesburg the average date of last frost happens on March 15. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 15°F.

Always keep in mind that the actual date of last frost may not be accurate from year to year because it is based on the USDA zone info for Hattiesburg and it is different every year. Half of the time in Hattiesburg last frost occurs after March 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your dallas fern if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Hattiesburg

Here is the info for USDA Zone 8b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)March 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)November 15
Lowest Expected Low15°F
Highest Expected Low20°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 20°F.

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